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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
re-sit
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take an examination a second time.

Transitive verb

noun

An examination taken a second time.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti Proto-Germanic *sitjaną Proto-West Germanic *sittjan Old English sittan Middle English sitten English sit English resit From re- + sit.

Usage

Inflected Forms

resits (present, singular) resitting (participle, present) resat (participle, past) resat (past) resits (plural)

Derived Forms

resitter

Synonyms

retake retake exam retake examination makeup makeup exam makeup examination

Questions

What does resit mean?
To take an examination a second time.
Where does resit come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti Proto-Germanic *sitjaną Proto-West Germanic *sittjan Old English sittan Middle English sitten English sit English resit From re- + sit.

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